Flavor Unfitness Worksheet:

Using the following example:

A. Fill in the formula information (name, TTB#, etc), total weight of the final product and alcohol content. • The alcohol content entered must be the high end of box #10.

‐ Example: 66.6 +/- 2.5% is entered as 69.1

B. Enter FEMA numbers in the appropriate column.

• If needed, search for the FEMA number on the ‘GRAS Materials’ tab.

100

69.1

Note: For easier searching, use the ctrl-F

or ‘Find’ function.

• Once the FEMA # is entered, the name of the ingredient and ‘Max Use Level’ will automatically fill in on the worksheet.

C. Enter the weight of the ingredient.

** NOTE: The units of total weight and individual ingredients must match! ** • All calculations (ppm, max use level, etc) will be done automatically. • If the amount of the ingredient (ppm) at 15% ABV is at least 5X the Max Use Level, then the

final product is unfit.

• “FIT (Max Use Level is higher)” appears in the Remarks column when the Max Use Level is higher than the ppm of the ingredient at 15% ABV.

D. Materials not applying to this guideline:

• These materials will not have a Max Use Level value, but instead will say “Removed.” ‐ Materials found in the “What Makes a Product Unfit?” section of the Drawback

Tutorial. (ex: vanillin, triethyl citrate, etc.) ‐ Materials found to be fit at 1% or 0.1%. (ex: isoamyl acetate, limonene, etc.) ‐ TTB and FDA limited ingredients.

Another Example using the Flavor Unfitness Worksheet:

Component Worksheets: The other tabs in this worksheet are based on the Guidelines in the “What Makes a Product Unfit?” section in the Drawback Tutorial (http://www.ttb.gov/ssd/drawbacktutorial.shtml#_Toc134863870). Based on the ethanol content of the flavor, this worksheet will calculate the amount needed of an ingredient, in the appropriate units, to make your product unfit.